Least Bittern

Least Bittern perched on a dead reed.
Least Bittern, Cement Creek Reservoir, Fort Worth, TX, July 12, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2000; f/11; 1/800 sec.

This page is for the Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis).

Least Bittern grasping reeds in the water.
Least Bittern, Lake Tohopekaliga, Saint Cloud, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 400; f/9; 1/1000 sec.
Least Bittern grasping reeds in the water.
Least Bittern, Lake Tohopekaliga, Saint Cloud, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 400; f/8; 1/1000 sec.
Least Bittern grasping reeds in the water.
Least Bittern, Lake Tohopekaliga, Saint Cloud, FL, July 25, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 420 mm; ISO 400; f/8; 1/1000 sec.
Least Bittern camouflaged in the reeds. There is a Green Heron just behind and further away.
Least Bittern (with Green Heron in the background), Cement Creek Reservoir, Fort Worth, TX, July 12, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2000; f/10; 1/800 sec.